Carl Cari | |
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Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Leyte's 5th congressional district | |
Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jose Carlos "Boying" L. Cari |
Ex-Officio Member of the Baybay City Council | |
In office June 30,2018 –June 30,2019 | |
Preceded by | Mandy G. Muñez |
Succeeded by | Philip L. Siu |
In office June 30,2010 –June 30,2013 | |
Preceded by | Gualberto B. Pical,Jr. |
Succeeded by | vacant |
President of the Baybay Liga ng mga Barangay | |
In office June 30,2018 –June 30,2019 | |
Preceded by | Mandy G. Muñez |
Succeeded by | Philip L. Siu |
President of the Baybay Sangguniang Kabataan Federation | |
In office June 30,2007 –June 30,2010 | |
Preceded by | Gualberto B. Pical,Jr. |
Succeeded by | vacant |
Personal details | |
Born | Carl Nicolas Cellona Cari July 4,1992 |
Nationality | Filipino |
Political party | Lakas–CMD (2024–present) |
Other political affiliations | PDP–Laban (2022–2024) PFP (2019-2022) [1] |
Parents |
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Education | Mapúa University (BS) |
Carl Nicolas Cellona Cari (born July 4, 1992) is a Filipino politician. He is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, serving as the current representative of the Fifth District of Leyte. He is the son of the former representative of the Fifth District of Leyte, Jose Carlos "Boying" Cari, and the current mayor of Baybay, Leyte and the late Margarita C. Cari.
Cari graduated from the Mapúa University with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering. Prior to being elected as a member of the House of Representatives, he served as President of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation (2007-2010) and as President of the Liga ng mga Barangay of the City of Baybay.
At 26, [2] Cari was elected to succeed his father as the representative of the Fifth District of Leyte. As a member of Congress, he serves as a member of the House Committees on Appropriations, Basic Education and Culture, Visayas Development, and Youth and Sports Development, among others. [3] [4]
Cari, a resident of Barangay Candadam in Baybay, Leyte, went through elementary education at the ViSCA Foundation Elementary School (VFES). He graduated from VSU Integrated High School, formerly known as VSU Laboratory High School (VSULHS). On May 25, 2017, he graduated with a degree of bachelor's in science in Manufacturing Engineering from Mapúa University, which then was known as the Mapúa Institute of Technology.
Cari's father, Jose Carlos "Boying" L. Cari, then on his third term as representative of the Fifth District of Leyte, was term-limited. On October 17, 2018, Carl Cari filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) [5] for the position, running against Marilou Baligod of the Nationalist People's Coalition who ran in the past for the position of City Mayor of Baybay against Cari's grandmother, Carmen L. Cari. In an interview, the young Cari said it was his personal decision to run for Congress and that he was not influenced to run for office. [2]
Running under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, Cari won the election by 66.86%. All local candidates in Baybay under the same party, including his father who ran for City Mayor, won. He was then proclaimed by the Provincial Board of Canvassers on May 15, 2019. [6]
On June 30, 2019, Cari was sworn into office. [7] Voting for Cayetano, he is a member of the majority block in the House. Cari is also a member of the Millennials Club in the House of Representatives, along with his party mate Faustino "Inno" Dy, Nacionalista's Breaden John Biron, NUP's Bai Rhian Sakaluran, among others.
Since taking his oath of office, Cari has filed bills on establishing Junior High Schools in Barangays Punta [8] and Maganhan, [9] a multi-species marine breeding farm and hatchery, [10] a National Academy for Sports, [11] and an additional Regional Trial Court [9] in Baybay. He has proposed the Fallen Heroes Scholarship for the Youth Act or the Caring Act of 2019, a bill that covers qualified immediate dependents of firefighters, police officers, and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in their education. [12] He has also advocated for the vaccination of all students in public and secondary schools who had never received or had incomplete vaccinations by filing the Vaccinate All Children Act of 2020. [13]
Cari is among the principal authors of the Malasakit Centers Act. The neophyte member of Congress is also among the principal authors of measures approved by the House, including the Real Property Valuation and Assessment Reform Act, [14] the Philippine Indigenous Games Preservation Act, [15] and a bill declaring the balangay as the national boat. [16]
He was instrumental in the proposed creation of a new province to be called Leyte Occidental, which will be composed of the Fifth Legislative District of Leyte.
Currently, in the 18th Congress, he is a member of the following House Committees: [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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PFP | Carl Cari | 123,572 | 66.86% | |
NPC | Marilou Baligod | 60,395 | 32.68% | |
Independent | Baldomero Falcone | 858 | 0.46% | |
Total votes | 184,825 | 100.00% |
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